Winners of the Utah Best Warrior Competition 03.12.2026 | Photo by Sgt. Christine Hoskins (Left to Right) Senior Master Sgt. David Brewster, senior noncommissioned Officer of the year, Staff Sgt. Kevin Buckner, noncommissioned officer...
2025 Utah National Guard Best Warrior Competition 03.10.2026 | Photo by Spc. Jessica Pena U.S. Army 1st Sgt Anton Thomas, a culinary specialist for the 97th Troop Command, stands before the president of the board during the 2026 Best...
2026 Utah Best Warrior Competition 03.10.2026 | Photo by Spc. Jessica Pena U.S. Army 1st Sgt Anton Thomas, a culinary specialist for the 97th Troop Command, stands before the president of the board during the 2026 Best...
2026 Utah Best Warrior Competition 03.11.2026 | Photo by Spc. Jessica Pena U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kayden Stauffer, a wheeled vehicle mechanic with the 115th Maintenance Company, 97th Troop Command, navigates the land...
Utah National Guardsmen participate in Expert Badge... 03.12.2026 | Photo by Staff Sgt. Alejandro Lucero Service members with the Utah National Guard apply camouflage face paint during the 2026 Best Warrior Competition on Camp Williams, Utah, March...
2026 Utah Best Warrior Competition 03.12.2026 | Photo by Sgt. Clint Stone U.S. Army Master Sgt. Michael Matthews, garrison operations noncommissioned officer in charge, Utah Training Center, checks on his simulated...
2026 Utah Best Warrior Competition - Land... 03.11.2026 | Photo by Spc. Noah Jensen U.S. Army Spc. Kaden Harvey, a human resources specialist assigned to 1st Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), documents a checkpoint...
Utah National Guard Soldiers ruck march during Best... 03.11.2026 | Photo by Staff Sgt. Alejandro Lucero U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kevin Buckner, a firefighter with the 151st Civil Engineer Squadron, Utah Air National Guard, leads the pack during an...
SSG Layne Blake Embraces Father's Legacy 01.10.2026 | Video by Staff Sgt. Kelly Wiebe Layne Blake gets promoted to the rank of Staff Sergeant, the rank held by his father, Robert, before his death.
Maroc Mantlet 2025 Mission Video 09.19.2025 | Video by Capt. Jeffrey Brenchley Airman and Soldiers with the Utah National Guard train alongside Royal Moroccan Armed Forces members during Maroc Mantlet 2025. As the premiere...
Freedom Academy 2025 07.14.2025 | Video by Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Baker Since 1961, the Utah National Guard and Honorary Colonels Corps have sponsored Freedom Academy, providing a challenging and engaging environment...
Freedom Academy 07.13.2025 | Video by Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Baker Since 1961, the Utah National Guard and Honorary Colonels Corps have sponsored Freedom Academy, providing a challenging and engaging environment...
Freedom Academy 2025 07.17.2025 | Video by Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Baker Flag retirement ceremony, talent show, and pool party during Freedom Academy 2025 on July 17, 2025, at Camp Williams, Utah. Since 1961, the Utah...
Freedom Academy 2025 07.13.2025 | Video by Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Baker Delegates from high schools across Utah play games on July 13, 2025, at Camp Williams, UT. Since 1961, the Utah National Guard and Honorary...
Freedom Academy 2025 07.14.2025 | Video by Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Baker Delegates write thank-you cards to deployed servicemembers and the Unified Police Department deploys a K-9 from a squad car during Freedom Academy...
Freedom Academy 2025 07.15.2025 | Video by Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Baker KUTV Salt Lake City tour of the KUTV News room offices during Freedom Academy 2025 on July 15, 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Since 1961, the Utah...
Utah National Guard Assists Scouts to deliver food... 02.07.2026 | Story by Spc. Noah Jensen Members of the Utah National Guard, Scouts of America, and community leaders participated in the 38th Annual Scouting for Food drive statewide to...
From Translation to Strategic Insight: National... 02.07.2026 | Story by Staff Sgt. Ian Tracy Linguists and defense professionals from all over the national gather in conversation and development. This conference brings key leaders and...
Plans Evolve. Partnerships Prevail: Maroc Mantlet 2025 09.20.2025 | Story by Sgt. 1st Class Tim Beery Born from multi-year planning efforts between the Utah National Guard and the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR), as well as the Moroccan Ministry...
Utah Soldier wins Army National Guard Best Warrior... 07.21.2025 | Story by 1st Sgt. John Etheridge Approximately two years of preparation paid off for Sgt. Luke Cloward with the Utah National Guard as he won the Noncommissioned Officer of the...
Freedom Academy: Utah Teens Explore the True... 07.18.2025 | Story by Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Tade Since 1961, the Utah National Guard and Honorary Colonels Corps have sponsored Freedom Academy, providing a challenging and engaging environment...
Going Backwards to go Forward: How the Triple Deuce... 06.09.2025 | Story by 2nd Lt. Mercedes Hampton In response to growing concerns about over-reliance on digital systems in modern warfare, the Utah National Guard’s 222nd Field Artillery...
Protecting Communities and Wildlands, One Mission... 06.06.2025 | Story by Spc. Shelby Bickmore CAMP WILLIAMS, Utah – Firefighters assigned to Utah Unified Fire Authority and Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, Utah...
Food and Friendship at the Veteran's Day Culinary... 11.09.2024 | Story by Sgt. Christine Hoskins SANDY, Utah – Utah National Guard Soldiers from the 1896th Quartermasters Platoon and students in the Culinary Arts program at Salt Lake...
